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Good afternoon to you, I'm Reggie Aqui from the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

 We are gonna start with Hurricane Ike of course; it's packing a dangerous punch this hour even though it's still more than 200 miles from the Texas' coast. The massive Category 2 fills up most of the Gulf1 of Mexico, as you can see from this image. It's even bigger than Hurricane Katrina. In Galveston Texas, Ike is already pushing massive amounts of water towards that area. The city's seawall, no match for the surge. For those who decided2 to ride out the storm in the most dangerous areas, there is a dire3 warning from the National Weather Service; it says they face certain death. One expert says the damage from Ike could rival Katrina's.

The strong waves from Ike may help ground a freighter that is floating adrift without power. The Coast Guard says the stranded4 ship hauling a petroleum5 byproduct and 22 passengers on board is without power in 90 miles south of Galveston. A rescue attempt would be too dangerous. The Coast Guard thinks the best thing to do now is just to let the storm push it to shallow water where it can then drop anchor.

The temperature is rising on the red-hot presidential campaign trail. The campaigns are unleashing6 a flurry of ads and memos7, each one of course accusing the other one of unfair attacks. Barack Obama is in Dover, New Hampshire. He is talking about tax relief for the middle class. And he has another stop in Concord8 later today. Meanwhile John McCain is making the rounds of the daytime TV talk shows; he was on The View earlier today and also has an appearance on the Rachael Ray Show.

The US is kicking out Venezuela's ambassador. This comes after President Hugo Chavez told a group of supporters that Washington, (quote) "Yankee ambassador has 72 hours to leave Caracas". Chavez accuses the US of having backed a coup9 plot against him. He says he is recalling his own ambassador from Washington until there is a new government there that respects Latin America. Chavez also says he is taking the action in the show of solidarity10 with Bolivia.

 
There are some renewed fears now about China's food safety after tons of tainted11 powder milk appeared to have sickened dozens of babies. Chinese media reports more than 50 babies suffered kidney stones and one even died after drinking milk tainted with melamine, that's the same chemical involved in last year's massive pet food recall.

 Those are your headlines this hour; please stick with us here at CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.


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1 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
2 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
3 dire llUz9     
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
参考例句:
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
  • We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了,但是我们渡过了困难。
4 stranded thfz18     
a.搁浅的,进退两难的
参考例句:
  • He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里, 身无分文,一筹莫展。
  • I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市,既没有钱,又没有朋友。
5 petroleum WiUyi     
n.原油,石油
参考例句:
  • The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
  • The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
6 unleashing 8742c1b567c83ec8d9e14c8aeacbc729     
v.把(感情、力量等)释放出来,发泄( unleash的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Company logos: making people's life better by unleashing Cummins power. 公司理念:以康明斯动力建设更美好的生活! 来自互联网
  • Sooner or later the dam will burst, unleashing catastrophic destruction. 否则堤坝将崩溃,酿成灾难。 来自互联网
7 memos 45cf27e47ed5150a0561ca46ec309d4e     
n.备忘录( memo的名词复数 );(美)内部通知
参考例句:
  • Big shots get their dander up and memos start flying. 大人物们怒火中烧,备忘录四下乱飞。 来自辞典例句
  • There was a pile of mail, memos and telephone messages on his desk. 他的办公桌上堆满着信件、备忘录和电话通知。 来自辞典例句
8 concord 9YDzx     
n.和谐;协调
参考例句:
  • These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
  • His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。
9 coup co5z4     
n.政变;突然而成功的行动
参考例句:
  • The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
  • That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
10 solidarity ww9wa     
n.团结;休戚相关
参考例句:
  • They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
  • The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。
11 tainted qgDzqS     
adj.腐坏的;污染的;沾污的;感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 );使污染;败坏;被污染,腐坏,败坏
参考例句:
  • The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
  • He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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